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Digging Out in New Jersey

Wednesday's storm hammered New Jersey, where state police responded to more than 500 crashes. Brian Thompson reports from Manchester.

(Published Thursday, March 22, 2018)

What to Know

The 4th nor'easter this month hammered the tri-state Wednesday with more than more than one foot of snow in some spots

Three nor'easters earlier this month already cut power to hundreds of thousands of people and wreaked havoc on the region's transit systems

Storm Team 4 says the active weather pattern is expected to continue through remainder of March, meaning more serious storms are possible

The tri-state area, for the fourth time this month, is digging out after the fourth nor'easter in less than three weeks clobbered the region for more than 24 hours, lashing parts of Long Island with incredible snowfall rates of 4 to 5 inches per hour and decimating travel along the East Coast.

The so-called four’easter, which has been blamed for dozens of wrecks and at least four deaths across the tri-state, prompted the governors of both New York and New Jersey to declare states of emergency. Winter storm warnings and advisories that went into effect late Tuesday expired by Thursday morning.

Meanwhile, the region's three major airports were virtually shut down by the storm Wednesday, grounding thousands of flights as the snow swirled. JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty international airports have all said Thursday will be a "recovery day," as only about 400 flights have been canceled.

NJ Transit and Metro-North both announced they planned to operate regular weekday service on Thursday after modifying schedules to cope with the storm a day earlier. Amtrak, however, will continue running on a modified schedule.

The flakes, for most of the tri-state, stopped falling early Thursday, except for a few lingering bands over eastern Long Island.

Patchogue on Long Island had seen the most snow fall in New York state with just over 20 inches. Queens Village saw the most snow in New York City, with 14.5 inches recorded as of Thursday morning. In New Jersey, Roselle recorded 11.8 inches. Check the latest snow totals in your neighborhood here.

Storm Team 4 says the weather stays clear but breezy Thursday. Temperatures will stay below average this week.

The system was the fourth nor'easter to wallop the tri-state this month. The first three ravaged parts of the region, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people, crippling East Coast travel and had been blamed for several fatalities.

Storm Team 4 says the active weather pattern is expected to continue for the remainder of March, meaning even more serious storms are possible.